Spoilers

E3: “Sundae”

E4: “Honeydew”

The crew formerly of The Beef are on a time crunch, and they wind up facing a ton of new problems over these two episodes. Meanwhile, a few of the other crew have their own paths to follow.

Sydney was supposed to go to a whole ton of restaurants around Chicago with Carmy to sample some other foods for inspiration. However, Carmy canceled on her to go help Claire move family stuff. Sydney went ahead to an all-day eat-a-thon. As she was going, there are seeds planted to make her question her partnership with Carmy. I expect those seeds to take root later this season, otherwise this would be a wasted opportunity.

Marcus heads to Denmark to for an internship with chef Luca (played by Will Poulter) but leaving his comatose mother causes stress for him. The interaction between Marcus and Luca are some of the best seasons of the episode.

Wall are falling down at the restaurant as Murphy’s Law rears its ugly head hard (raccoons… plural?). One of those walls fell just as Sugar is telling her brother Carmy that she is pregnant but wants to keep it a secret. She blurts out the pregnancy just as the wall falls, revealing the secret to everyone.

These episodes felt more like character studies for the main cast members involved while the construction (or was it deconstruction) of the restaurant was underway. Carmy was not front in center in either though his presence is still throughout the series.